Rehearsal Wed October 31

Happy Halloween!

Tonight is a music rehearsal at 6:30pm in the Little Theatre.

Doris and Fred
10. You Don't Know
15. Here's Love Tag
21. Look, Little Girl
22. Look, Little Girl Reprise

Costume Session Tuesday Oct 30

Ensemble, for those who can make it, there is a costume session at 5:30pm tonight at the BCT Warehouse on 12th Street.

The costumers will be there to help do initial fittings and selections of costumes for the show.

Thanks.

Double Rehearsal Tuesday October 30

Good morning folks, I pray everyone survived Sandy last night and that all our family and friends are well if they were in the storm's path (and still are).

Tonight we have a music rehearsal at 6:30pm, and I will run blocking as well in the lobby.  

Little Theatre, 6:30pm - Ensemble
2. Opening Act 1
3. Big Ca-Lown Balloons
40. That Man Over There is Santa Claus

Lobby, 6:30pm - Fred, Doris, Susan
Work on numbers from Monday night schedule.

Stay dry and see you tonight!

Cancelled-Monday Rehearsal due to Sandy

Good morning all.  I am sitting in Rochester NY this morning, preparing to drive back to Franklin and closely watching the latest reports on Hurricane-Nor'easter-Frankenstorm Sandy.

I have decided to CANCEL tonight's rehearsal.   The forecast is calling for HEAVY RAIN, and winds in the 30-40 mile per hour range, with guts to 60plus MPH.    Your safety tonight is my concern so please stay home, hunker down, and be safe.

I would like to reschedule for TUESDAY OCTOBER 30 for Fred, Doris and Susan.   We can rehearse while the ensemble is rehearsing their musical numbers.  

Thank you.

Rehearsal Schedule Week Two

Congratulations cast, we have made it through week one of rehearsals, hitting staging, music and dance!   Great job everyone.   Things are coming together and I thank you for your patience as we dig deeper into the scenes, assign parts, and work this production.

Schedule for Week Two is as follows :

Little Theatre each day at 6:30pm

Monday October 29-Blocking Rehearsal
1-1  Fred and Susan (pages 4-6)
1-5  Doris and Susan
1-11  Fred and Susan (new scene 8)
1-13  Fred and Doris (new scene 10)

Tuesday October 30-Music Rehearsal
Ensemble
2. Opening Act 1
3. Big Ca-Lown Balloons
40. That Man Over There is Santa Claus

Wednesday October 31-Music Rehearsal
Doris and Fred
10. You Don't Know
15. Here's Love Tag
21. Look, Little Girl
22. Look, Little Girl Reprise

Thursday November 1-Blocking Rehearsal
1-2. Shelhammer, Kris Kringle, Doris, Drunk Santa, Paradesters (tbd)
1-4. Shellhammer, Doris
1-6. Shellhammer, Macy, Clerks (Katherine, Beth, Nicole, Regan, Ally)
1-12. Doris, Shellhammer, Doris, Macy, Kris Kringle

Saturday November 3, 10am, ARTS CO-OP
Dance Rehearsal
TBA

Rehearsal Thursday Oct. 25

Rehearsal tonight at 6:30pm is a blocking rehearsal.

I would like to revisit the scenes we blocked on tuesday with the ensemble from 6:30-7:30pm.  And then look at a couple others.

From 7:30-8:30pm, we will work with Kris Kringle, Doris, Susan, Fred, Shellhamer, and Macy.

We are hoping to use the main stage if youth theatre is on hiatus tonight - if not, we will be in the Little Theatre.

Thanks - and see you tonight.

Rehearsal Wed. Oct. 24

We are off and running.....another music rehearsal tonight.
6:30pm in the Little Theatre.

Calling all cast for the following numbers:

2. Opening Act I

3. Big Ca-Lown Ballons

5. Rain Ballons

40. That Man Over There is Santa Claus

See you tonight.

Correction to rehearsal Tue. oct. 23

Correction to tonight's rehearsal:

We are NOT doing number 6.   We are rehearsing number 16 with Fred and Susan.

Sorry for the confusion.

Thanks.

Rehearsal Tuesday October 23

Avery nice kick off to our rehearsal process last night.  Thank you everyone for your patience as we start wading into this show.   It is going to be a magnificent show.

Tonight's rehearsal is a MUSIC rehearsal, in the Little Theatre at 6:30pm.  We will be covering the following songs:

8 Arm in Arm (Susan and Doris)

6 Adeste Fidelis March 

10 You Don't Know (Doris)

22 Look, Little Girl (Doris)

43 Nothing in Common (Doris)

Use the side alley door and please bring your music and pencils!

Thanks and see you tonight.

Rehearsal Monday October 22

Welcome to week one of rehearsals.
Monday October 22, 6:30pm
Little Theatre

We are going to begin blocking the major ensemble scenes this week first.   We will then revisit them later for review and to plug anyone in who was missing.

All cast are called for tonight to work on:
Act One, Sc 1
Act One, Sc 7
Act One, Sc 16
Act Two, Sc 5
Act Two, Sc 7

What we don't get to tonight we will continue with on Thursday.  Please bring your scrips and a PENCIL to write down your blocking directions.

See you at 6:30pm

Rehearsals Week One

And in just over a day, we kick off with rehearsals.   Below is this week at a glance for rehearsals.   Each day, an update will be posted about that evening 's rehearsal.

Monday October 22, Little Theatre
Blocking rehearsal, 6:30pm
ALL CAST...we will begin work on the major ensemble scenes of the show.

Tuesday October 23, Little Theatre
Music rehearsal, 6:30pm
Musical numbers 8, 6, 10, 22, 43

Wednesday October 24, Little Theatre
Music Rehearsal. 6:30pm
Musical numbers 2, 3, 5, 40, and review of Tuesday


Thursday October 25, Little Theatre
Blocking rehearsal, 6:30pm
ALL CAST...we will continue work on the major ensemble scenes of the show.

Saturday October 27, 10am
Dance Rehearsal
TBA by Tuesday

Opening Cast Meeting-Thur Oct 18 7pm

Greetings cast,

Again, welcome to Miracle on 34th Street.   We are excited to be kicking off this production and to have everyone involved.

There is a CAST MEETING at 7pm, Thursday October 18 in the Little Theatre.   We will be handing out scripts, cast information packets, and go over information to prepare all of us for the show.   You will also get to meet members of the production team.

Please note:  Please bring a $20.00 deposit for your script materials.   This will be held until the end of the show and returned if your materials are turned back in to the producers.   This deposit helps us cover fines from the publisher MTI if your materials are not returned.   Cash or checks are acceptable.

You will also receive information on bio submissions for the program, show shirt ordering info, and more.  

Please bring something to write with so you can take notes.

Congratulations on being part of the next, great production to hit the BCT stage.

CAST ANNOUNCEMENT

Congratulations to the cast of Miracle on 34th Street.   We had a fantastic audition process (58 total) and are pleased to post this cast list.   We are still looking for a character but we are moving forward.   There is a cast meeting Thursday at 7pm in the Little Theatre at the Barrow.

Doris Walker – Janelle Chambers
Susan Walker – Sarah Jo Fox

Fred Gaily – Bret Sloan

Marvin Shellhammer – Jeremy Moser

R. H. Macy – Ron Slocum

Mr. Sawyer – Bill Hennessy

Miss Crookshanks – Angela Settlemire

Judge Martin Group – Dennis Cralley

Tammany O’Halloran – Paul Ream

Francis Mara, D.A. – Jeri Bolton

Mayor of New York City – Dennis Hoover

Tommy Mara – Ben Hoover

Mr. Gimbel – Dennis Cralley

Ensemble (which includes many of the smaller character roles which have been or will be assigned):

Ally Ausel, Maggie Bernecky, Jeri Bolton, Matthew Brazell, Dennis Cralley, James Dittman, Halee Dittman, Kate Ditzenberger, Caryn Dudinsky, Grace Dudinsky, Bowen Dye, Emma Dye, Critter Fink, Kathleen Firster, Sonia Firster, Izzie Fox, Lisa Francis, Brian Fry, Carly Ghering, Kelsey Ghering, Bill Hennessy, Peg Hennessy, Ben Hoover, Dennis Hoover, Kylie Judy, Alex Karg,

Connor Kingdom, Reagan Lashinksy, Astrid Logue, Eli Moser, Courtney Novak, Deb Palmer, Beth Pfohl, Hannah Plowman, Paul Ream, Cassidy Russell, Colleen Russell, Kennedy Russell, Wendy Russell, Jocelyn Sauer, Michelle Schull, Kelly Schweinfurth, Regan Scott, Nancy Shontz, Pam Sibley, Hope Sires, Moira Sloss, Ryah Smith, Summer Stevenson, Katherine Thompson, Alex Trepasso, Nicole Way, Alexandra Webster

Again, there is a cast meeting on Thursday Oct 18 at 7pm at the theatre.  Congratulations to everyone. 

And tickets to the show are also available now through the Box Office, by calling 814-437-3440 or going online at www.barrowtheatre.com

Auditions are over....

Wow.   Auditions are over and what a turnout.   Over 55 people showed up and we are so pleased with the turnout.   The production team is working on casting and will be contacting people on Tuesday October 16th.

For everyone who will be cast in the show, there is a cast meeting on Thursday October 18 at 7pm at the theatre.   Bring a $20 deposit for script materials.

Thank you again to everyone who auditioned...we are making decisions.

Audition update - all auditions held at BCT Little Theatre

UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE!

Auditions for Miracle on 34th Street on Sunday October 14 at 6pm will be held at the Barrow-Civic Little Theatre!

The schedule has opened up due to Grease being postponed.   We will not be at St John's Episcopal Church!

All other audition information is the same.   You can download an audition packet by clicking the link at the top of the page.  You can also fill when out at auditions.

See you at auditions.

Auditions are coming soon

Auditions are almost here for Miracle on 34th Street.  

Audition dates are October 13 at 10am (Little Theatre), October 14 at 6pm (St Johns Church-signs will be posted), and October 15 at 7pm (Little Theatre).   Choose one date to attend.   Please prepare a short musical piece to sing to accompaniment for your audition.

Here is the basic character breakdown.  The show is a true ensemble show so the parts are wide ranging from leads to crowd.

A BALLOON VENDER A CLERK IN TOY DEPARTMENT A DRUNK SANTA A KID A LADY SHOPPER A MAN SHOPPER AND HIS WIFE A TROUBLED SHOPPER BAILIFF CLARA, A legal secretary DORIS WALKER, A very sharp young career-woman and free thinker, divorced, hard-working, cynical. FRED GAILY, Military Captain, handsome, smart, hopeful and warm. Mustering out into civilian life. FRED'S MARINE FRIENDS, Alvin, Whitey, Climber GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK HARRY FINFER, A 6-year-old HENRIKA, A Dutch Girl HENRIKA'S MOTHER JUDGE MARTIN GROUP, of the N.Y. State Supreme Court KRIS KRINGLE, the real McCoy. The classic conception of Santa Claus MARVIN SHELLHAMMER, an aggressive but somewhat bungling junior executive. MAYOR OF NEW YORK CITY MISS CROOKSHANK, Mr. Sawyer's secretary MISS MUFFET, a clown MISS SIMS, a nurse MR. GIMBEL MR. SAWYER, the store psychologist, shady MRS. FINFER, his mother MURPHY, a night watchman OTHERS includeTwo Policemen; A Mailman; Tall Dame (Adult) Girl Scout; Mrs. Beeler, the housekeeper (silent); Marines; Parade Spectators; Christmas Shoppers; Toy Ballet Sequence-Hobby Horses, Pogo Sticks, The Three Men in a Tub, Toy Soldiers, Skaters, Alligator, Indians, Aviator, Postman. R. H. MACY, the boss SUSAN, Doris' Daughter. Precocious, self-sufficient city girl TAMMANY O'HALLORAN, a political boss. THOMAS MARA, SR., the District Attorney TOMMY MARA, a 7-year-old YOUNG WOMAN SHOPPER